New Record Low Temperature Set Overnight: 51

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will increase in areal coverage tonight with thunderstorms becoming likely across parts of western Kansas by early Saturday morning.

The chance for thunderstorms will then begin to taper off from northwest to southeast late Saturday afternoon. Temperatures are expected to range from the upper 70s to near 85 degrees.

Sunday will be mostly sunny with high ranging from 80 to 85 degrees.

Last Year’s Temps/Record

2011 High: 87
2011 Low: 69
Record High: 108 (1902, 1983)
Record Low: 54 (1919, 1920)

Today: A 20 percent chance of showers before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. North wind 6 to 13 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South southeast wind 5 to 11 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind around 8 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84.